Convertible Debentures and Credit Arrangements (Details Textual) (USD $)				9 Months Ended			9 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012 Landlord of CompuCom Systems, Inc.'s Dallas headquarters [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Convertible Senior Debentures due 2024 [Member]	Mar. 21, 2011 Convertible Senior Debentures due 2024 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2004 Convertible Senior Debentures due 2024 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Convertible Senior Debentures due 2014 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Convertible Senior Debentures due 2014 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2010 Convertible Senior Debentures due 2014 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Convertible Senior Debentures due 2014 [Member] Current asset [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Credit Arrangements [Member]
Convertible Debentures and Credit Arrangements (Additional Textual) [Abstract]
Aggregate face value of convertible senior debentures						$ 150,000,000	$ 46,900,000		$ 46,900,000
Stated maturity date of convertible senior debentures				Mar. 15, 2024			Mar. 15, 2014
Fair value of convertible senior debentures				400,000			58,900,000
Debentures repurchased by the entity					30,800,000
Conversion price (in dollars per share)				$ 43.3044			$ 16.50
Description of conversion for convertible senior debentures				The closing price of the Company’s common stock at September 30, 2012 was $15.69. The remaining 2024 Debentures holders have the right to require the Company to repurchase the 2024 Debentures on March 20, 2014 or March 20, 2019 at a repurchase price equal to 100% of their face amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest. Subject to certain conditions, the Company has the right to redeem all or some of the 2024 Debentures
Closing price of common stock (in dollars per share)				$ 15.69			$ 15.69
Percentage of face amount which is equal to repurchase price for providing optional conversion of debentures				100.00%
Effective interest rate on Debentures							12.50%
Interest rate on debentures							10.125%
Debentures outstanding held by entity								55,200,000
Approximate amount in escrow account placed by the entity							19,000,000
Interest payments through escrow account							4,800,000
Total amount reflected in Restricted cash equivalents	5,310,000	5,137,000					7,700,000			5,300,000
Percentage of the closing sales price of the entity's common stock that the conversion price exceeded giving the holders of the debentures an option (as a percent)							120.00%
Number of days within 30 consecutive trading days in which the closing price of the entity's common stock exceeded the conversion price giving the holders of the debentures an option (in days)							20 days
Number of consecutive trading days during which the trading price per $1,000 principal amount for at least 5 days was less than 100% of the product of the closing sale price per share of Company common stock multiplied by the conversion rate on each such trading day (in days)							10 days
Number of days within 10 consecutive trading days in which the trading price per $1,000 principal amount was less than 100% of the product of the closing sale price per share of Company common stock multiplied by the conversion rate on each such trading day (in days)							5 days
Number of consecutive trading days during which the closing price of the entity's common stock exceeded the conversion price for at least 20 days giving the holders of the debentures an option (in days)							30 days
Principal amount of notes which are convertible into 60.6061 shares of common stock							1,000
Percentage of the closing sales price of the entity's common stock that the conversion price exceeded giving the holders of the debentures an option (as a percent)							100.00%
Number of share equivalent to $1,000 of 2014 Convertible debt outstanding							60.6061
Percentage of the closing sales price of the entity's common stock that the conversion price exceeded giving the holders of the debentures an option (as a percent)							130.00%
Carrying amount of the equity component							10,800,000
Unamortized discount							1,200,000
Net carrying value of the liability component							45,800,000
Maximum aggregate amount of revolving credit facility in the form of borrowings, guarantees and issuances of letters of credit (subject to a $20 million sublimit)											50,000,000
Sublimit facility attached on revolving credit facility											20,000,000
Percentage of depository, operating accounts, the lesser and investment and securities accounts required to be maintained at the lending bank											75.00%
Amount of depository, operating accounts, the lesser and investment and securities accounts required to be maintained at the lending bank											80,000,000
Letter of credit under the credit facility			6,300,000
Availability under the Company's revolving credit facility											$ 43,700,000
Letter of credit expiration date											Mar. 19, 2019